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Title: The Theatre of the Absurd by MARTIN ESSLIN ISBN: 1-4000-7523-8 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: None Finer
Comment: If you have ever wished for one book to neatly package absurdist theatre, Mr. Esslin's book is the one. This book is readable, comprehendable, entertaining and engaging. In fact, it's rather difficult to put down. His introduction does wonders to dispel any myths as to what absurdist theatre is and isn't. He follows the introduction by individually highlighting those playwrights often associated with the absurd (Beckett, Adamov, Ionesco, Genet, and Pinter). Of interest is the fact that he does not overwhelm or bore the reader by providing an excess of information. On the contrary, each section is unbelievably tight. His section on Adamov is much appreciated, considering that finding anything on him is near impossible. He then continues with his "Parallels and Proselytes" in which he touches on "lesser-known" playwrights (Albee, Arrabal, and others). He follows this section with three more equally fascinating chapters. In short, Mr. Esslin packs a breadth of relevant information into 480 pages. "The Theatre of the Absurd" should find a welcome home on the bookshelves of actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, or those with an interest in theatre. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.
Rating: 5
Summary: a must read for the theatre teacher.
Comment: Esslin outlines important facts about this complicated and confusing theatrical movement. He helps provide a basic understanding for anyone who would like to know about Beckett, Ionesco, Adamov, Genet, and Pinter. Absurdism is probably the least understood of all modern theatrical movements of the twentieth century, but Esslin makes it accessible. If you study, teach, design,or perform in the theatre you need to read this book, it is the authoritative text on absurdist theatre.
Rating: 5
Summary: A classic on the history of theatre and thought
Comment: I came to read this book for a paper I decided to write on Samuel Beckett, for my Theory of History course. A friend who's an actress recommended it for me, and it was an amazing discovery. From an historian's point of view, this book is a rich, challenging and informative approach to one of the most important aspects of the ideology crisis from the beginning of the XXth. Century. As I came to know later, it's a classic on the theatre field as well.
Apart from Beckett and some minor authors, there are chapters on Adamov, Ionescu, Genet and Pinter, and a superb essay on the meaning of the concept of "absurd" of human existence. A must read for anyone who wishes to understand not only the art, but the ideas which shaped the latest century.
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Title: Endgame and Act Without Words by Samuel Beckett ISBN: 0802150241 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: July, 1970 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett ISBN: 0802130348 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Collected Shorter Plays by Samuel Beckett ISBN: 0802150551 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: October, 1984 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Brecht on Theatre : The Development of an Aesthetic by Bertolt Brecht, John Willett ISBN: 0809005425 Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub Pub. Date: 01 January, 1964 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Bald Soprano and Other Plays: Bald Soprano/the Lesson/Jack or the Submission/the Chairs by Eugene Ionesco, Donald M. Allen ISBN: 0802130798 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: June, 1982 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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